My 2021 got off to a
terrific start for quilting. To help me be more accountable and stay
on track to finish UFOs and other projects, on Mondays I plan to lay
out goals for the week, 1st by choosing a project from my list to
work on, 2nd by pulling a pallet of fabric scraps to piece
made-fabric sometimes as leader/ender, and 3rd by working
on a selection of orphan blocks.
How I did the
past week--
1) Start quilting blue
“Circle Back”.
Quilted
and bound. The finished quilt was posted Friday along with a pieced
top from a stack of sample blocks dating back to 2015. Saturday I
finished piecing a giant Swoon comfort quilt top which adds two more
to my quilt tops waiting for quilting.
2) Sort a box of scraps by
color and size to create red made-fabric, some of which can be used
for February Valentine projects.
Not a
lot of red in this box but I pieced about 12” square of
made-fabric. All these sorted stacks were put in color family
containers but I did not make it to the bottom of the box.
3) Piece together a couple
of maple leaf blocks from leftover pieces.
Seven
additional leaf blocks got pieced. These are complicated blocks with
18 pieces and 3 Y seams in each block so satisfactory progress. More
to do.
4) Record stash fabric used
or added.
Used:
9.85yds
Added:
2 yds I needed dark blue for a border and had nothing in my stash
to use.
5) Clean out a drawer in the
house. Recycle or re-home items that I will not use this year.
One
drawer emptied and organized. It is much better; however, there is
more that needs to find a new home. I wonder how many drawers I have
in the house and if I tackle one each week, will I get to them all in
a year.
Goals for the week of
January 11th
1) Custom FMQ “Easy
Breezy” On-Point quilt and choose or piece backing for a waiting
pieced top.
2) Finish sorting last
week's box of scraps and decide how to use the odd and unusual fabric
pieces.
There are a few quilters who
say if the fabric is ugly, it has just not been cut small enough.
Some of the fabrics need to be cut into small pieces. I normally
don't cut units smaller than 2 1/2” but do use strings and smaller
scraps for crumb blocks.
3) Piece together a few
maple leaf blocks from leftover pieces.
Using the leftover cut
units, these may not be the most beautiful leaf blocks; however, I
hope once all together, they will create something lovely.
4) Record stash fabric used
or added.
5) Clean out another drawer
in the house. Recycle or re-home items that I will not use this
year.
Are you working to keep your
resolutions or have you set goals for yourself?
Hope you stay safe and
healthy so you can enjoy some time sewing or quilting.